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Bristol and District Area Cruse is a local self-financing charity – providing free bereavement services to people in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. We are part of the national organisation Cruse Bereavement Care which is the leading national charity

‘It’s a superpower’: how walking makes us healthier, happier and brainier Neuroscientist Shane O’Mara believes that plenty of regular walking unlocks the cognitive powers of the brain like nothing else. He explains why you should exchange your gym kit for

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/feb/02/you-will-behave-weirdly-what-i-learned-from-becoming-an-orphan-at-25 When I ‘completed the set’, I found there is no single solution to the worst life can throw at you Joel Golby Sat 2 Feb 2019 ‘I have now spent more of my life without a father than with,’

Prince William opens up on losing mother Princess Diana – ‘Pain like no other pain’ https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1128719/princess-diana-news-prince-william-football-FA-Gareth-Southgate-mental-health-BBC The Duke of Cambridge has described losing his mother at a young age as “pain like no other pain” and how bereavement has brought

This Party’s Dead: Grief, Joy and Spilled Rum at the World’s Death Festivals https://unbound.com/books/deathtivals/ After finding her father-in-law dead a week after he died, Erica found herself flailing in a culture that doesn’t like to discuss death. Having lived in

Since 2016 Cariad Lloyd has hosted a podcast called ‘Griefcast’ which is a series of downloadable conversations Cariad has, mostly with fellow comedians, about dealing with the loss of a loved one. It has already won three awards: ‘Best Entertainment

In this film, Dr Kevin Fong makes a personal journey through the moral questions about death that face not just the medical profession, but each and every one of us. The question of how we die is a question that

When she started knitting after her bereavement, Clare didn’t realise it would raise thousands for charity, win her awards and national recognition – and help her find love again. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-46595743/knitting-after-grief-leads-to-love